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Why Federal Funding for Health Care Policy Research Matters

June 5, 2025

Nicole Maestas on how cuts threaten quality, sustainability of care

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Finding an Identity in Sports Psychiatry With Compassion and Commitment

May 2, 2025

Graduating MD student Jowan Watson on helping others through medicine, faith, love

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Inflammation and the Brain: How Immune Activity Can Alter Mood and Fuel Anxiety

April 8, 2025

Studies detailing brain-immune crosstalk could inform treatments for autism, anxiety

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Alvin Poussaint, Advocate for Black Mental Health and Social Justice, Dies

February 26, 2025

Psychiatrist, civil rights activist worked for more than 50 years at Harvard Medical School

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The Science of Love

February 10, 2025

What research has gleaned about the most elusive of human experiences

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Drawing a Line From the Gut Microbiome to Inflammation and Depression

January 21, 2025

Study provides explanation for one bacterium’s link to mental health

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Toward More Personalized Depression Treatments

November 1, 2024

How two HMS scientists hope to speed journey from diagnosis to recovery

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Study of Former NFL Players Finds 1 in 3 Believes They Have CTE

September 24, 2024

Players also report higher rates of suicidality, treatable conditions that mimic CTE

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Studies Deepen Understanding of LGBTQ Health Disparities

September 13, 2024

Researchers point to solutions and opportunities for better health

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Gut Bacteria Produce Hormone Involved in Postpartum Depression

May 24, 2024

Study demonstrates how gut microbes process steroids — using flatulence

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Stress Triggers Anxiety-Prone Female Mice to Seek Starvation-Like State

April 26, 2024

Findings could offer clues about underlying causes of anorexia

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Awards & Recognitions: April 2024

April 25, 2024

Honors received by HMS faculty, postdocs, staff, and students

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